FOND DU LAC - Marian University women's basketball (2-4, 1-1 NACC) only trailed by four at halftime but fell to Benedictine 76-55.

• The Sabres led for most of the opening quarter only to have Benedictine hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to take a 12-11 advantage.
• The two squads juggled the lead to open the second quarter and the score was tied 22-22 with 2:54 left until half. 
• Benedictine then used a quick 6-2 run to end the quarter and go ahead 28-24 at half.
• The Sabre defense had held Benedictine to 10-of-45 (.222) shooting through the first two quarters.
• The Eagles then forced 11 Marian turnovers in the third quarter and outscored Marian 31-13 in the stanza to pull ahead.
• Marian was able to outscore Benedictine 18-17 in the fourth quarter but the tough third was too much to overcome.

• The Marian defense held Benedictine to 25-of-84 (.298) shooting and just 9-of-40 (.225) from beyond the arc.
• The Sabre offense shot the ball well going 24-of-56 (.429) from the field and 4-of-9 (.444) from beyond the arc.
• Marian outscored the Eagles 38-28 in the paint.
• The Eagles held a 28-10 in points off turnovers and 14-10 advantage in second-chance points.  The Benedictine bench outscored the Marian bench 45-13.